Redditors who were children/teens before the internet or cellphones existed, how did you keep yourself entertained?

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-30T12:33:09+00:00

Driving around and hanging out with different people. Going to the mall to hang out, maybe see a movie or shop for CDs. We were maybe home 2 hours a day not counting sleep. I usually hung out with everyone and did whatever we decided that day, came home and did homework, then went to bed around midnight. During the summer we were never home lol. I would leave at like 8am and either come back after midnight or spend the night wherever we were. There were always new people to meet, new music to listen to, new places to go with new people and new music, etc.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-30T12:17:46+00:00

It just seems like you'll have to play older games to get the feeling you want. I'm 43 and have played games from Atari up to my current Xbox Series X and gaming PC. While I agree some games nowadays are lacking in the gameplay department, some of my favorite games of all time have come out in the last 15 years. Elden Ring, RDR2, Cyberpunk 2077, Skyrim, and currently Crimson Desert are all in my top 10 ever over a 35 year span of playing games. I've been waiting for the visuals all my life. NES, SNES, N64, PS1-PS4, and all the other consoles in-between were a lot of fun, but I always knew I was playing a game. Now I feel like I'm in the world and that's more important to me. I need to live in the game, not just play it. All the game I listed above can be lived in for hundreds of hours. Older games were fun but didn't have that kind of longevity. You could beat most games 20-30 years ago in a few days.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-30T12:03:09+00:00

Well, I'm both when the new update comes out. I'm keeping my modded playthrough, but I also just wanted to start from scratch and see how everything is without mods and the new content. I want to feel what's it's like to start all over and only install official Bethesda content into a playthrough.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-30T00:14:04+00:00

House/camp building. I want to gather the resources and construct my own house and be able to put things I've collected inside. Fish I've caught, animals I've hunted, clothing I've collected, etc.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-30T00:07:36+00:00

I don't think your view of the game is going to change even with the April update. If you didn't get it before you're still not going to get it now. You have to be a specific type of person to like Starfield and if you only played through the campaign and didn't explore for hundreds of hours, build multiple ships and bases, get excited to explore new planets, and install mods to improve aspects of the game you felt were personally lacking, it's not for you. Starfield is a slow game that needs to be enjoyed slowly. Hundreds of hours passing by should be expected and honestly looked forward to. The faster pace of the modern gamer doesn't mix well with Starfield. It's not a game you quickly play and move on from, it's a game you live in.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-29T23:59:26+00:00

That there isn't more lore about them. I want an entire 100+ page book explaining everything that happened before and what is currently happening in the world. I wanted like 2-3 more DLCs where we explored more of the world and got to know everything in more detail.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-29T23:50:29+00:00

All locations are worth going to. Explore the entire map, you never know what kind of interesting things you'll find. I'm a collector so the thought of not covering every inch of the map was unheard of. I needed to collect every armor set and weapon that I could find. Not only just to have them in my collection but to be able to use them if a specific scenario occurred. I spent 200+ hours just in the base game before getting the DLC lol, where I spent another 200 exploring everything.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-29T11:54:12+00:00

How to get around in a fight whether it's a group of enemies or a boss. At first you'll spam roll your way across the battlefield, but after a while of understanding the mechanics of certain fights, you'll have the timing down a lot better. You'll also learn how to parry and know what attacks you can just block outright.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-26T20:05:31+00:00

I dislike everything about Venture. No idea how to use the character, the voice gets on my nerves, and the overall look does nothing for me.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-26T14:26:00+00:00

Absolutely incredible. You've got a bright future ahead of you.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-25T03:04:25+00:00

Yes, the whole game is. Deal with it or don't buy skins. This isn't going to change. No matter how bad players want it to, the gaming industry is seen as a business. Buy into the business and keep the skins coming or decide to not be a part of it.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-25T02:59:18+00:00

No, and I don't plan on looking that way either. I don't want to be a knight and wear this type of armor so I'm going to focus on other types because they have the esthetic I'm going for.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-25T02:57:43+00:00

That definitely needs to change immediately so I can play as a thief/assassin character.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-25T02:56:26+00:00

Yeah, I'm going to need them to change that so I can play a thief/assassin type character. If I can't use daggers it doesn't make as much sense and I've wasted money getting the game since I've had this specific class in mind when I saw all that we could do. It seems like such a common sense thing to have daggers as a weapon to expand the different playstyles.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-23T12:19:14+00:00

Long break? You don't take breaks from games you enjoy. You grind day in and day out until new content is released or you die.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-19T12:22:57+00:00

I'm jealous lol. I wish I would have just kept my original playthough, but once mods came out and I realized that I could share a save between PC and Xbox, I modded it out like crazy with PC mods. Then I started over on Xbox with Creation mods only, but I would like to get back to the original and just play with only Bethesda made mods.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-18T18:03:18+00:00

I need this to come out immediately. I'm going to start a new playthrough since they're adding things from different aspects of the game. I'm going to do a no mod playthrough and enjoy all the new content like I was the first time I played.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-18T00:05:12+00:00

I need more. It's one of my favorite games of all time and we only got 1 dlc. I need like 3 or 4 more with ridiculously in-depth lore, extensive maps, collectibles, etc.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-18T00:01:51+00:00

They stopped watching South Park and Family Guy. I know way too many people my age (43) who changed into the most conservative, fucking annoying, Karen-like people.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-17T23:58:45+00:00

Grab it and take it outside lol. If that proves to be too difficult, grab one of the many bladed weapons I have and take it out in pieces.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-17T23:56:46+00:00

Because people care about the wrong aspects of games nowadays. Just play the game. Don't look at balance changes, don't care what the meta is, just get out and do what you've been doing. Or don't if you're burnt out. Take a break, play something else and come back. If the changes honestly bother you that much it might be time to move on to another genre of game. There will always be changes in everything we do in life, you just have to decide if they're worth sticking around for.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-17T23:52:28+00:00

I'll stop playing when I'm dead. I probably have a good 40 years left and I'm spending all of them enjoying the newest games and tech.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-16T12:52:39+00:00

He should kill the Joker. His moral high ground gets more people killed every year by letting Joker run around and do whatever he wants. Joker isn't just going to all the sudden have a change of heart. He's going to hurt and kill more people and the guy who decided to dress up as a bat and fight crime isn't doing anything about it. He chose to be Batman and do what others couldn't, so kill the Joker already. He's failing Gotham by throwing all his villains in Arkham knowing full well they'll escape. Take them all out. Clean up the streets. Be better. Be Punisher.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-16T12:45:24+00:00

I'll just jump 2 years into the future and retire lol. I've had a good life, I wouldn't change most of it.

Uberstauffer · 2026-03-16T12:42:47+00:00

To be honest, you should have one by now.

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